Question

    Leading questions

    A may not be asked in Examination in chief Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B may be asked in cross-examination Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C shall be asked in Re-Examination Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D may be asked in Examination in chief, cross-examination & Re-Examination Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E Cannot be asked Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    Evidence Act, Section 142 - When they must not be asked. Leading questions must not, if objected to by the adverse party, be asked in an examination-in-chief, or in a re-examination, except with the permission of the Court. The Court shall permit leading questions as to matters which are introductory or undisputed, or which have, in its opinion, been already sufficiently proved. Section 143 - When they may be asked. Leading questions may be asked in cross-examination.

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